Yasuhiro Wada

By Phil Huff
February 24 2007

Joining the Honda Motor Company in 1974, Yasuhiro Wada worked through a variety of roles, ending up as the General Manager of Honda's motorsport division in 2000, having travelled through Honda America, Honda's PR division, and Honda's European arm.

Joining the Honda Motor Company in 1974, Yasuhiro Wada worked through a variety of roles, ending up as the General Manager of Honda's motorsport division in 2000, having travelled through Honda America, Honda's PR division, and Honda's European arm.

In 2003 Wada joined HPD, Honda Performance Development, as President, working closely with Honda Racing Development and BAR. In 2005 Wada moved over, taking on the presidency of HRD in Bracknell, while taking a seat at the BAR board.

Wada-san continued in the same roles with the Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006, before taking over the Chairman position at Brackley, while heading Honda's entire motorsport division.